Combined floor and bench scraper.



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COMBINED FLOOR AND BENCH SGRAPER.

' APPLICATION IILED O'GT.19, 1910.

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COMBINED FLOOR AND BENCH SURAPER.

APPLICATION FILED 00119, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE J. ENGERT AND CHARLES R. HESSELTINE, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

COMBINED FLOOR AND BENCH SCRAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

Application filed October 19, 1910. Serial No. 587,987.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE J. ENGERT and CHARLES R. HESSELTINE,citizens of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county ofSpokane, State of \Vashington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Combined Floor and Bench Scrapers; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to .which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates -to improvements in scrapers of the classemployed in finishing floors, more particularly hard wood floors,

7 and for like purposes, and has for one of its objects to improve theconstruction and increase the efliciency and utility of devices of thischaracter.

The invention further consists in providing a device of this characterwhich may be employed upon a work bench for finishing certain classes ofwood structures, and to which an extended handle device may be attachedwhen the improved device is employed in finishing floors, and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be folded into a relatively small space when not in use.

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claim; and, in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is aside elevation of the improved device in its open or operative position,Fig. 2 is a plan view of the socket portion of the improved device withthe supporting members in section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 isan enlarged sectional detail of the socket and scraper portion of theimproved device, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the socket portion ofthe improved device, detached, Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view ofthe block portion of the socket, Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective viewof the scraper blade, Fig.7 is an enlarged detail view illustrating amodification in the construction, Fig. 8 is a side elevation with theparts in folded positions.

The improved device comprises a main bar or handle member 10 having handgrips 1112 at the ends and with hand grip portions 13-14 spaced from theends. Hinged plates 22-23 are bent inwardly as shown at 26-27 to bearover the block 24 and assist in holding the same in position.

The lower end of the vertical member 16 is detachably coupled to theouter face of the block 24 by a bolt 28 and thumb screw 29. Thestructure thus far described comprises the supporting frame and socketfor the scraper blade, and may be readily disconnected and folded intothe position shown in Fig. 8 when not in use, or when the device is tobe stored or shipped.

The scraper blade is represented as a whole at 30 and bears against theinner face of the block 24, and is provided with a longitudinal slot 31in its upper portion which fits over a holding bolt 32 which extendsthrough the block 24. The bolt 32 is provided with suitable means fordetachably clamping the scraper blade in position, and this holdingmeans may be simply a wing nut 33, as shown in Figs. 1 and 7, or a camdevice 3 1 may be attached to the bolt to accomplish the same purpose,as shown in Fig. 7. By employing the slot 31 in the scraper blade thelatter may be adjusted vertically to any required extent to provide forthe wearing away of the blade, and thus keep it in its proper operativeposition relative to the socket. The lower face of the socket 19 isextended to a point near the block 24, leaving room enough only for thepassage of the scraper blade, as shown. By this simple means anefficient scraper device is produced, which may be arranged in openposition, as shown in Fig. 1, and the blade adjusted as required. WVhenthe improved device is not in use, or is to be shipped or stored, theholding bolt 28 is released and the member 16 folded between the members10 and 17 into the position shown in Fig. 7. The socket 19 together withits side members 22-23 is constructed from a single piece of steel bentinto the required shape, while the block 24 and the members 101716 willpreferably be of Wood, but all the parts may be of metal if preferred.

The socket 19 forms an efiicient handle or grip to the device when themembers 16 and 17 are detached, to enable the device to be employed as ahand scraper for use upon Work benches or in similar localities.

What is claimed is A scraper, comprising a shoe having spaced sidesextending therefrom, a block supported between said sides, a scraperblade bearing upon said block, means for adjustably connecting saidblade to saidblock, a

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

